Saturday 13 December 2014

Door 13


The Twelve Days Of Phonetics And Phonology

On the first day of Christmas
My phonetician gave to me:
A variety with a flapped t.

On the second day of Christmas
My phonetician gave to me:
Two homophones and
A variety with a flapped t.

On the third day of Christmas
My phonetician gave to me:
Three dental sounds
Two homophones and
A variety with a flapped t.

On the fourth day of Christmas
My phonetician gave to me:
Four affricates
Three dental sounds
Two homophones and
A variety with a flapped t.

On the fifth day of Christmas
My phonetician gave to me:
Five silent e’s
Four affricates
Three dental sounds
Two homophones and
A variety with a flapped t.

On the sixth day of Christmas,
My phonetician gave to me:
Six consonant clusters
Five silent e’s
Four affricates
Three dental sounds
Two homophones and
A variety with a flapped t.

On the seventh day of Christmas,
My phonetician gave to me:
Seven disyllabics
Six consonant clusters
Five silent e’s
Four affricates
Three dental sounds
Two homophones and
A variety with a flapped t.

On the eighth day of Christmas,
My phonetician gave to me:
Eight closing diphthongs
Seven disyllabics
Six consonant clusters
Five silent e’s
Four affricates
Three dental sounds
Two homophones and
A variety with a flapped t.

On the ninth day of Christmas,
My phonetician gave to me:
Nine nasal phonemes
Eight closing diphthongs
Seven disyllabics
Six consonant clusters
Five silent e’s
Four affricates
Three dental sounds
Two homophones and
A variety with a flapped t.

On the tenth day of Christmas,
My phonetician gave to me:
Ten mid monophthongs
Nine nasal phonemes
Eight closing diphthongs
Seven disyllabics
Six consonant clusters
Five silent e’s
Four affricates
Three dental sounds
Two homophones and
A variety with a flapped t.

On the eleventh day of Christmas,
My phonetician gave to me:
Eleven lateral liquids
Ten mid monophthongs
Nine nasal phonemes
Eight closing diphthongs
Seven disyllabics
Six consonant clusters
Five silent e’s
Four affricates
Three dental sounds
Two homophones and
A variety with a flapped t.

On the twelfth day of Christmas,
My phonetician gave to me:
Twelve semi-vowels
Eleven lateral liquids
Ten mid monophthonghs
Nine nasal phonemes
Eight closing diphthongs
Seven disyllabics
Six consonant clusters
Five silent e’s
Four affricates
Three dental sounds
Two homophones
A variety with a flapped t.

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